Turnstile.



J. P. PEREY.

TURNSTILE. APPLICATION FILED FE13.19, 1910.

Patented Feb. 28, 1911.

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J. F. PEREY.

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Specification ofLettersjPatent. Patented Feb. .28, 1911.

Application filed Febrnary 19, 1910. Serial No. 544,781.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JoHN FRANCIS PEREY, a subject of the Emperor of Germany, re-

siding at New York city, borough of Brook-' .type having the arms thereof normally locked. v

An important feature of the present 1nventlon consists 1n mountmg'a turnstlle in such manner that it will yield or have a limited rotation, as a whole, upon the application of pressure to one or more arms thereof. The object of this feature is to avoid injury to persons whp attempt to force a way or rush through passage conbefore'the locking mechanism thereof is released.

5 *Afurther feature of the invention consists in mounting the head carrying; the radially disposed armsof the turnstile,in a manner to lock it firmly and securely upon the main shaft, to avoid wear, loosening of parts and the resulting break-down of the machine, also to simplify the construction and assemblin 'ofthe parts or members of the head anc thereby facilitate examination, repair, etc.

The accompanying drawings will serve to illustrate a construction suitable for carrying my invention into effect, I wish it understood, however, thatI do not limit myself to the exact construction or arrange 'ment of parts shown, as various changes may be made in the same without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention. In the drawings: Flgure '1 18 3. vlew in elevation, partly in section, of a turnstile,.

showing'my improvements applied. Fig. 2 is a horizontal section, on the. line s .9 of

- Fig. 1. Fig.3 is a central vertical section of the upper portion of the machine. Fig. 4

' 1s a plan View of the head carrying the radi-' ally disposed arms of the 'turnstile. Fig. 5'

is a detail sectional view of the outer end of one of the arms.

Referring now to the. drawings, a well.

known vtype of turnstile is shown, which forms no partof the present invention and is here employed for purposes of illustration and convenience only to show the application of my improvements. In setting up such a tnrnstile for use, it has been cus-- tomary heretofore, to secure it directly to,

the floor' by 'meansoflholts, screws or the like (not shown) which passed through openings in lugs 1, projecting outwardly from the bottom of the casing 2. This method of fastening served to hold the turnstilefirmly and securely in position andprevented any yielding action whatever, as jtor example, when a person attempted intentionally or otherwise, to force a passage before the mechanismlocking the arms, had been released.

Extending upward through the casing 2, there is a central shaft 3, which is normally locked against rotation in either direction, by suitable ratchet mechanism (not shown).

The release of this mechanism is controlled by a lever 4 Fig. 1.) which may be operated from a distant point by a ticket-seller for example, by means of a chain, cord or like connection (not shown). Mounted on the upper end of the shaft 3, projecting above the casing 2, there is a head 5, provided with a number of arms (3. These arms are radially disposed and are so relatively arranged and proportioned as to extend across and successively bar the passage controlled by the turnstile, in a manner well known in the art.' i i I At a point 7 on the casing 2, a suitable registering indicator 8 is mounted and serves to present a reading of the number of operations of the turnstile or the total number of people who have passed through the way controlled by hemachine.

The construction thus far described isold and well known in the art and in use is found objectionable by-reason of" injuries sustained by persons rushing against the arms barring the passage before the looking mechanism is released, asabove pointed out. In order to overcome this objection, I mount the turnstile in a special form'of base 9 and interpose rubber or other suitable cushioning material 10, between the casing 2 and the base 9, so as to permit the turnstile as a whole, to yield or have a limited rotary movement upon the application of pressure to'one or more of the arms 6. The base 9 is preferably made in sections and provided with an upwardly projecting flan e 11 forming an inclosed space or seat, con ormmg to the outline of the bottom of the casing 2 but slightly larger to admit of 120 such objections are overcome by applying a in the upper side of the head and also has'a the insertion of the cushioning material, as above described. Pockets 12 areformed at points to receive the lugs 1 of the casing and serve to prevent the turnstile from rocking or being lifted out of the base casting.

Mounted as above described, the entire machine will yield to pressure against the rigidly locked arm barring the passage and thus avoid inflicting serious 1I1]HI" Y in the event of a person rushing against the same before the. locking mechanism is released.

- The old form of turnstile is further objection'able, owing first to the difliculty experienced in removably securing the head 5.

on the main shaft 3, so as to prevent its working loose and second, to the inaccessibility of the parts and the time and labor required in "determining when repairs are necessary and in making the same. All

locking plate 13' to the upper side of the head. In order to do this successfully, the head is set above and clear of the casing, on an interposed'collar 14, which loosely encircles the 'shaft and provides a suitable bearing on whichthe head may rotate with a minimum amount of friction, The looking plate 13 has two or more studs'15 pro jecting therefrom and engaging openings 16 squared opening 17 formed centrally thereof, closely fitting a similarly shaped portion 18 of the shaft. Theseveral parts aresecured thus assembled bymeans of lock nuts 19, threaded on the end of the shaft, as shown Fig. 3. Intlie construction jiist described, the head and the shaft are securely locked together against independent rotation and at the same time,the parts are accessible and removable in a I claim: 1. A turnstile, and a mounting for'the turnstile comprising a base, and means permitting limited'rotation of the turnstile as a whole relative to the base. 4

2. A. turnstile, andv a mounting for the turnstile comprising a base and cushioning means permitting limited rotation of the turnstile as a whole in the base.

3. A turnstile, and a mounting for the base.

Having, therefore, described my invention,

turnstile comprising a separable base and removable cushioning means permitting limited rotation of the tui'nstile as a whole on the base. v

4. A turnstile, comprising a rotating head provided with arms and a support for the head, and a base for the turnstile having means permitting rotation ofthe'turnstileas a whole relat ve .to said-base.

A turnstile, the arms of which are nor mally locked against. rotation independent .of the casing and a mounting permitting thetunnstile to yield as a whole to pressure applied to the arm or arms thereof. (5."The combination with a turnstile provided with a shaft normally locked against rotation and having a series of, radially disposed arins fast thereon, of means for mount:

ing the shaft and its locking mechanism to yield as a whole to the application of pressure to one or more of the arms.

7. The combination of turnstile mechanisni, a containing casing for the mechanism,

anda baseproiiding a cushioned mounting for the casing.

8. The combination of turnstile mecha-' nism, :1. containing casing for the mechanism,

and a base yicldingly securing the casing in posit-ion.

9. The combination of turnstile mechanism, a containing casing forsthe mechanism,

and a sectional base securing the casing in position and providing a cushioned seat for the casing.

10. The combination of turnstile mechanism, a casing for the mechanism, said casing having a shaped lower portion, and a base adapted to receive the lower portion of the casing and partly inclose the same.

11..The combination of turnstile mechanism, 'a casing for the mechanism, said casing having a shaped lower portion, a base adapted to receive the lower portion of thecasing and partly inclose the same, and

cushioningmeans interposed between the casingand the base.

12. .The combination of turnstile mechanism, a. casing for the mechanism, said casinghaving lugs onthe lower portion there- .of, a base provided with pockets to receive the lugs on the casing and a cushioningmaterial interposed between, the casing and the 13. The combination of turnstile mechanism, a casing for the mechanism, said casing having an irregularly shaped lower portion, a sectional basev removably fitted to said irregularly shaped lower portion and inclosing parts thereof and a cushioning material interposedbetween the casing and the base. a

' 14. Ina turnstile, a casing, a shaft projecting out of the casing, a head mounted on the projecting portion of the shaft, said head being provided with a series of radimeans securing the locking member in posially disposed arms, a locking member above the head connecting the head and shaft against independent rotation and means securing the locking member in position.

15. In a turnstile, the combination of the main shaft having a shaped portion at or near one end, a head loosely mounted on the shaft below the shaped portion and having a series of radially disposed arms projecting therefrom, a removable locking member fitted on the shaped portion of the shaft and interlocking with the head, and

tion

16. In a turnstile, the combination of a disposed arms projecting therefrom, a shaft extending looselythrough the head and squared above the same, a plate removably fitted on the squared portion of the shaft and having engaging studs entering openings in the head, and lock nuts securing the plate in position.

17 In a turnstile, a rotatable head, a shaft, a locking plate, and a lock nut securing said head, shaft and plate operatively assembled.

18. In a turnstile, a rotatable head, a shaft carrying the head, a locking plate connecting the shaft and head against indeendent rotation and a lock nut securing said head, shaft and plate operatively assembled.

19. In a turnstile,a casing, a shaft projecting out of the casing, a head loosely mounted on the shaft-above and clear of the casing, a removable plate locking the shaft and head against independent rotation, and

one or more nuts threaded on the end of the shaft securing said shaft, head and plate opera tii ely assembled.

JOHN FRANCIS PEREY.

Witnesses VVALTER'H. PUMPHREY, M. Gr. CRAWFORD.

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